Adjacent Words

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRUSH'ED, pp. Rubbed with a brush; struck lightly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: touched lightly in passing; grazed against; "of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one"
2: (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush; "with shining hair neatly brushed"; "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet"
3: (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" [syn: brushed, fleecy, napped]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1926 1. finished with a nap <a brushed fabric> 2. polished but not shiny <brushed aluminum>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brush Brush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brushing.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See Brush, n.] 1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. ``A' brushes his hat o' mornings.'' --Shak. 2. To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a brush. Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars sweep The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave. --Fairfax. Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings. --Milton. 3. To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly with off. As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed With raven's feather from unwholesome fen. --Shak. And from the boughts brush off the evil dew. --Milton. To brush aside, to remove from one's way, as with a brush. To brush away, to remove, as with a brush or brushing motion. To brush up, to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew. You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbors. --Pope.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Brushed cotton, nylon, or other fabric feels soft and furry. ADJ: ADJ n